About the studio
Designing with intention, building with care.
Mariana Nightflower
I'm Mariana, a designer based anywhere with a passport and a laptop. For the last nine years I've helped founders and studios turn vague ideas into interfaces people actually enjoy using.
My work sits where editorial craft meets systems thinking: considered typography, generous whitespace, and design systems that survive handoff. I work in short, focused sprints and I'm ruthless about clarity.
“Good design is invisible until it is missing.”
9+
Years designing
6+
Projects shipped
4
Continents worked with
100%
Referral-led studio
Experience
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Independent Design Studio
2021 — PresentMariana Nightflower Studio · Remote
Partnering directly with founders and studios on brand, web and product design.
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Senior Product Designer
2019 — 2021Northlight Digital · Berlin
Led design for three SaaS products, built the company design system used by 24 engineers.
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UI Designer
2017 — 2019Studio Verano · Lisbon
Editorial websites and brand identities for culture and hospitality clients.
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Junior Designer
2016 — 2017Paper & Pixel · London
Cut my teeth on campaign layouts and learned to set type properly.
Education
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BA (Hons) Graphic Design
2013 — 2016University of the Arts London
Graduated with first-class honours. Dissertation on typographic hierarchy in screen interfaces.
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Interaction Design Foundation
2020 — 2020Certification
Accessibility: how to design for all.
Core strengths
Available for projects
Let's work together
Mariana Nightflower
I'm currently open for new projects
I'm currently open for new projects. Let's build something impactful and beautiful together.